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MACHINE POR M N0. 311,969.

AKING Bows, RIVBTIS, 50.

Patented Feb. 10,1885. JB

(No Mod-e1.)

W. FISCHER 85 R., BUSBK 6 Shetwheet 2..

MACHINE POR MAKING 13o-LTS, MVBTS, am. No. 311,969.

Patented, `Feb. 10, 1885 (No Model.) 6 ASheets-Sheet 3.

W. FISCHER & R.. BUSBK-- MACHINE POR MAKING BOLTS, RIVBTS, 50. No. 311,969. Patented Feb. 10, 1885.

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(No Model.) W. FISCHER & R. BUSEK 6 Sheets-Sheet 4.

e MACHINE FOR'MAKING BOLTS No. 311,969.

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Patented Feb. 10, 1885;;

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MACHINE POR MAKING BOLTS, RWETS, 50. No. 311,969. Patented Feb. 10, 1885.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING BOLTS, RIVETS, 6m'. No. 311,969.

Paented Peb. 10,1885.

INVENTUM ATTORNEY iihvrTnn artnr Ormea.

TILHFJLM FISCHER AND RUDOLPH B-US'EK, OF VIENA, AUSTRIA-THINGARY.

MACHlNE FOR MAKING BOLTS, RIVETS, 486C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,969, dated February 10, 1885.

Application filed February 28, 18S-l.

'cali whom it may concern:

Beit known that we,-WIL1IELM Frscnnn and RUDOLPH BUsnK, subjects of Austria- Hungary, and residing atVienna,in the Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented a new and useful Machine for Making Bolts, Rivets, &c., of which the following is a specification.`

The nature of our invention consists in the arrangementaud construction ofsu'it-able mechanism whereby the round or square iron is drawn into a die-wheel, the blank necessary for the formation of the bolt, rivet, 51e., is cut off, Athe head of the bolt formed, the head trimmed and cleaned of any adhering projection or tim and the iinished bolt, rivet, &c., pushed out or withdrawn from the die-l wheel, all the operations being performed during one revolution of the die-wheel'.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a sideview ofthe machine embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a side view and plan of the mechanism for drawing and guiding the hot iron b'ar toward the machine and die-wheel. Fig. 3 is a front view of the diewheel7 and Fig. 12 is a top view of part of the Fig. 4L is a side view of the mechanism for pushing the iron bar into the die-wheel and for withdrawing the finished bolt, rivet, dw., out ofthe same. y Fig. 5 shows a side view of the mechanism for cleaning the head and removing anyiin around its edges. Fig. 6 is a side view of the mechanism for holding the bolt, rivet, &c., during this. latter' operation. Fig. l is a front view, and Fig. 8 a top view, ofthe mechanism for pushing the hot iron into the die-wheel and holding the same during the operation of cutting off the necessary blank. Fig. 9 is a side view of the mechanism for operating the die-wheel, and Fig. 9X is a top view and part section of the diskwheel of said mechanism. Fig. 10 is a top view of the mechanism for cleaning the head and cutting oi'f the iin. Fig. ll is a front vview of part of .the machine,showing the gearing for operating the various shaft-supporting and operating the several mechanisms above specified. Fig. 13 is a section of the flywheel and attachment. Fig. 14E shows part of wheel t and the arrangement of the (No model.)

O11 the driving-shafta, Figs. l and 11, provided with fast and loose pulleys a a, a pinion, b, is arranged, working into two. gearwheels, c and d. of equal diameter,to give motion to the shafts e and g. gear-wheels are shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. The shaftf/ communicates motion tothe shaft a through a peculiar mechanism,hereinafter described.

O11 the shaft g a bevel-wheel, Zn', is placed, working into a bevel-wheel, Zr, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 9,) fast ou a shaft, Zr", running diagonally toward the center of a shaft, Z, and connected with the same through bevelwheel k3, fast on the end of the shaft It?, meshing'into a corresponding bevel-wheel, 7a4, attached to the shaft Z, whereby the necessary motion is given to said .shaft Z. The shaft e, which receives its motion fromits gear-wheel c in connection with the pinion b, is provided with a pin, e', eccentric with the center of this shaft e, and operates thereby the slide j, to which the heading-die e is attached,` upward and downward in suitable guides provided on the frame A.

At the outer end of the shaft Z, a head, Z, is securely fastened, carrying a screw, Z, Fig. 4., upon which a nut, Z", (shown in dotted lines,) is made to work,which by turning said screw Z2 can be moved nearer to or farther' away from the center of the shaft Z. This nut Z6 is provided with astud, m, connected through a rod, m', with a lever, m, fast on a shaft, in, which latter carries a lever, in, attached at its upper end to slides o o2, moving in suitable ways or guides in the frames o o. To these slides o/ oZ jaws a and a are attached. These slides o o2 with their respective jaws n a are capable of moving at the same time sdewise,

and are acted upon by suitable springs, q qqi, Fig. 7, operating in such a manner as to force said slides and -jaws together to embrace and hold the hot iron bar and move the same toward the die-wheel Z and into one of the matrices or dies w, arranged in said die-wheel i. The hot iron bar j) coming from the furnace (which should beplaced close to the machine) is conducted between .two revolving steel brushes, 195 p, and grooved rollers ppg p p* to the jaws a n. The brushes p p clean the iron bar of all cinders and scale, and are connected through bandsp7 pl with the spindles rlhis pinion androo of the rollers p2 p, from which they receive their required rotary motion. The rollers p p2 p3 p* and brushes p5 p6 are pressed by suitable springs against the iron bar p, (see Fig. 2,) andare supported on a suitable plate, P P, attached to the front of the guiding-frames o 0,. When, through the forward motion of thejaws an', the iron bar p has been moved the required distance into one of the matrices or dies w in the die-wheel t', which amount of motion can be j regulated by the position of the nut Z on the ceeding operation into the next and adjoiningmatrix or die w, which the die-wheel t' hasv moved into'a position to receive the same,

while thev cut-off blank in the die w is brought by the motion of the die-wheel toward the heading-die a. This opening of thejaws not is produced by the double thumb-lever s. operated by an arm, s, attached to asliding bar, s2. (See Figs. 7 and 8.) The end of this sliding bar s2 connects with alever, s, operated through a earn-disk, s, fastened on the shaft Z. i By this mechanism the thumb-leversforces I thejaws 11- n apart as soon as the blank has when the thumb-lever s will come clear of the jaws a n', and the springs qqqi will close again the jaws mi', as above described, so as to move again the necessaryamount of the iron bar p toward the machine and into the die-wheel during the forward motion of said jaws n u. The motion of the diewheel t' brings now the .blank under the heading-die z, when the downward motion ot' the slidef, to which said heading-die z is attached, will form the desired head on the end of the blank. At the same time projecting pins a', 'fitted into the projecting end ofeach matrix or die w, (see Figs. 3,

. 124, and 11,) are forced against the shank of the bolt or rivet, to hold the sameiirmly inits place when the heading-die z moves again upward, and thus prevent the pulling out of the headed bolt or 'rivet during this upward motion of the heading-die The pinsz are held in lthe projecting ends of the dies w by suitable pins working in grooves provided in said pins z', or by any other suitable mechanical is moved forward by the cam or projection 2*, and is returned by the action of a spring, as. A further motion of the dicwheel brings the headed bolt opposite the trimming mechanism, where any iin77 at the end ot' the head produced by the formation of the head is cutoff. During the passage of the headed bolt from the heading-die z to the trimmingdie hthebolt has been partly moved out ofits matrix or die w by the action of abolt, u, situated inthe die-wheel i, as will be hereinafter described. The thus partly moved out bolt is taken hold lof at the shank close behind its head by jaws (fat the ends of levers g4 g, and said jaws g3 act as a backing for the head during the operation of the trimming-diet while cutting ott' the iin around the head. These levers qt g", (see Figs. 5, 6, and 10,) which carry at their upper ends the suitable jawsg3 g3, to take hold of the shank of the bolt, turn on suitable centers, g1 gw, attached to the frame, and are capable of being opened or closed. Against the outside of these levers strong springs gi g8 are arranged, through the action ot' which said levers are closed to hold the bolt firmly between their jaws g3 g3. At the inner sides of these -levers inclined surfaces g g12 are provided, between and against lwhich awedgeshaped block, g5, is made to work. Whenever this block g5 is moved upward, Fig. 6, the levers y* gt will be forced apart, so as to open and allow the bolt to pass freely between them. A spring, gg, attached to this wedge-shaped block g5, draws the same `downward when not acted vupon-otherwise. This block g5 is connected to the end of a lever, g, the other end ofwhich is acted upon by a cam, gl, fast upon theshaftg, and receives from the same the desired motion for thepurpose specitied at the proper time.

The trimming mechanism consists of a sliding block, h, attached to a forked eccentricrod, g2, with a ring -head g', embracing an IIO eccentric, g, fast on the shaft g, by whichk the desired forward and backward motion is given to said block 71. (See Figs. 5 and 10.)- ln the forward end of this sliding block h the trimming tool or die h is iixed, made hollow, of the exact size aud'shape of the head desired on the bolt, whichl when moved over said head, will trim or cut off any iin which maybe around said head.

To prevent the bolt being drawn out of the matrix in the die-wheelt' during the backward motion of the block h and trimming tool or die h', a rod, t, is fixed to the frame on which the block h moves,'passing through a central opening in the block 7L and die h', against which the head of the bolt, now partly supported in the matrix w, will rest. During the further revolution of the die-wheel i the now headed and trimmed-off bolt will come into the lowest position and willvbe further pushed out by the action ofthe internal bolt, a3.

To insure the total withdrawal of the nished bolt out of its matrix w, the bolt comesl Aat' that position between a fork end, a, of lerizo ver a, Figs. 1 and 4, with its head below said' forked end, when a downward motion of that end of the lever at will withdraw the finished bolt out of the matrix. This lever al receives the proper motion from the action of a lever, a5, attached to the shaft mi.

The diewheel ,Fig. 3, is provided with four, eight, or sixteen matrices or dies, w, fitted into its circumference and secured by suitable set-screwsrlhe centra-l opening of these matrices or dies, it will be understood, must correspond with the size and shape or section of the bolt, rivet, te., to be operated upon. In the central part of this die-wheel i, which is securely fastened upon the shaft a, an eccentric or cam wheel, u', is placed loosely upon the shaft u and held stationary by a rod, u2.

Againstfthis eccentric or cam wheel a the i heads of the bolts or pins as work, andfare kept in contact by suitable springs, a8. The outer ends of these bolts work in the central openings of the matrices or dies w, and must correspond with the cross-section of the same, and must be regulated in regard to their length with the length the bolt, rivet, Src., is required to be. The outer ends of these bolts or pins ai form the bottoms of the matrices or dies, and when the hotbar is inserted assist in regulating the length of the blank, and when the blanks are opposite the heading-die z, andthe same operates upon said blanks to form the heads of the bolts or rivets, said bolts'or pins a, resting at their other ends against the face of the eccentric or cam a', act as anvil-blocks during the operation oftheheading ofthe bolts. W'hen the headed bolt comes opposite the trim ming-die h, the eccentric or cam wheel u' has moved the bolt as, and consequently the headed bolt, partly out, as above mentioned. and while the die-wheel 'i brings the headed bolt into its lowest position theeam-wheel u ,operates this pin u so as to move the same still farther outward, so as to throw the fin ished bolt out of the matrix or to bring the same in such a position that the lever at can take hold ofthe same and draw this finished boltquite out of the matrix, as fully above described.

It will be perceived fromthe above that for.

the purpose of performing the different operations, although the same are performed at one and the same time at different parts ofthe cir cumference ofthe die-wheel i', this die-wheel must make one-quarter or one-eighth or one sixteenth part of a revolution, according to the number of matrices arranged in its circumference, and then remain stationary dur ing the performance of said operations. This necessary motion is communicated to the diewhcel t' or to its shaft a through the mechanism shown in Fig. 9.

Ina suitable frame, tw, attached to the outer main frame, Af, near the end of the shaft g, a frame, t, is arranged to slide, elnbracinga triangular or other suitably-shaped cam, t, se' cu rely fastened to the end of the shaft g.: The frame t has a rect-angular opening of such diabove described.

mensions that the camt shall act only against its front and rear sides to communicate a forward and backward motion only to said frame t. A rod, t2, connects this frame t with a lever, t, turning loosely on the end of the shaft n, on the other end ofv which the die-wheel 'i is securely fastened. The end of the lever t3 carries a pawl, t", acting in suitable openings in blocks o, inserted inthe circumference of a disk-wheel, o', securely fastened on the shaft a. The shaftg and cam t turning in the direction indicated by the arrow l, the cam t will cause the frame t', rod t2, and lever t3 to move in the direction of the arrow 2. and as the pawl t is in the hole of one of the blocks o ofvthe disk-wheel o', said disk-wheel o will be turned partly around until a projection, t, on the vpawl t* comes over the nose t12 at the end of the rod twhen the action of said rod t8 lifts the .pawl t* ont of the hole in the block o, causing thereby the disk-wheel o to remain stationary. The regular rotation ofthe cam t will, in consequence of its triangular shape, move the frame 't/ in the direction of arrow 2,. for the purpose of moving the disk o the distance from one block o to the adjoining block, as

The frame t will then remain some time stationary, and will then be moved in the contrary direction, or backward, and then remain again some time stationary before the forward motion in the direction of arrow 2 is communicated to the same. action of this triangular cam tupon the frame t, and the parts connected therewith, while making one revolution is as follows: From zero to sixty degrees, rest; from 'sixty de.- grees to one hundred and eighty degrees7 forward motion inthe direction of the arrow 2; from one hundred and eighty degrees to two hundred and forty degrees, rest; and from two hundred and forty degrees to three hundred and sixty degrees, backward motion. D urin g the backward motion ofthe frame t the pawl t", which has then been relieved from the action of the nose tw of the rod t", will come into the hole or recess of the adjoining block o, ready to move the wheel e again by the next forward motion of the frame i the required distance around.

As above mentioned, the disk-wheel o is firmly-attached to one end, of the shaft u, at the other end of which the die-wheel z is securely fastened. and consequently any motion given to said disk-wheel o will be communicated to theshaft u and to the die-wheel i.

At the end of the shaft e a cam, t, is at tached, upon the surface of which the bent end of the rod is rests, vand by said cam the desired motion at the proper time is given to said rod t8 for the purpose of lifting the pawl t* out of the holein the block o when required.

To insure the exact motion of thedie-wheel z', and insure at the same time the central position of the dies w with the feeding, heading,

and trimming devices, the blocks o are fitted into the disk-wheel o', and are capable of be! The IOO

I 2oI lblocks v can be regulated with thel greatest cess in theunderside of the block o.

minuteness, and consequently the eXact position of the die-wheel i be regulated. The blocks c are fitted into the circumference of thewheel c in recesses square toits facewith sufiicient clearance-space 3 3 at each end to allow the blocks o 'to be adjusted. (See Figs. 9 and 12.) Below each block c a block, t, is fitted into a recess in the wheel v diagonal to the axis u. Into this block t a bolt, t5,is screwed. j

This block t6 is connected vto the block 'v by a pin or projection, 4, working in a suitable re- By turning the bolt t5 toward the right or left the block t, moving obliqu ely to the shaft u, causes thereby a movement of the block o square to this shaft u, either in the direction of the arrow 5 or of arrow 6 on the face of the wheel c,.by which arrangement the block o can be regulated with the greatest minuteness.

To insure' the central or concentric position of the head in relation with the shank of the bolt, rivet, Ste., by the operation of the heading-die z, this heading die z is provided with a rim projecting below the face, in which the cavity wi for the desired head is made, forminga cavity, rc2, Fig. 3, fitting over aprojecting part, w, on the matrix` w concentric with its central opening, and the recess or cavity w3 corresponding to the desired head to be made on the bolt, rivet, &c., is made in the face of the end of this cavity zu, instead of in moving longitudinally on the sha-ft a on suit-.

the end of the die e, as is usual at present.

On the driving-shaft a two conical sleeves, y y', Figs. 11 and 13, are placed, capable of able keys, s s, fastened in said shaft. Handwheels x mi are lconnected to sai-d disks jz/ y and screwed upon the shaft a. Against the outsides of the hubs of said hand-wheels locknuts l2 12 are arranged. By this arrangement the disks y y are easily moved nearer together or farther apart from each other. Upon these conical sleeves the flywheel w is placed, bored out to conform with the conical shape of said sleeves y y. v

In case of any stoppage resulting from any disarrangement of any part of the mechanism or from any possible obstruction in the machine, this tly-wheel x will turn upon these conical sleeves y y', thus allowing the stop-l page of the machine and avoiding any breakage of the same.

3. In combination with levers g" g", Vpro-` vided with jaws g3 g3 on their upper ends and inclined surfaces gu g12 on theirinner edges, the wedge-shapedblock g5, with spring g, and

the lcverg, 'cam gl, and shaft g, arranged to operate in the manner and for the'purpose substantially as specified.

4. In combination with the sliding block h, forked'eccentric-rod g2, eccentric g1, the

trimming tool or die h', attached or fastened l into the block h, and the stationary rod i',

passing through the center of the sliding f block h,'and. trimming-tool h', arranged to operate in the manner and for the purpose sub` stantially as. described.

5. The herein-described trimming mechanism, consisting ofthe combination ofthe clamping-jaws g3 g3, attached to suitable levers, g4 gt, embracing the headed bolt close to its head, the trimming-tool Zz, sliding block h, eccentric-rod g2, eccentric y, and stationary bolt t', the whole being arranged to operate in the manner substantially as set forthl 6. The combination of the lever a, having a forked end u, and lever a5, attached to the shaftms, and means for turning the shaft mi, arranged to operate in connection with a headed bolt partly moved out of the die-wheel i, in the manner and for the purposesubstantially as specified.

-7. In combination with the matrices w,

attached to a diewheel, fr', the pins z, slide z2, clasp-springs z3 z3, spring z, and cam or prolroo jection z, attached to the gear-wheel c, ar-

ranged to operate in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.

8. A machine for making bolts, rivets, dto., consisting of the combination of a die-wheel,l i, provided with suitable matrices or dies, fw, jaws a n', heading-die z,levers g4 g4, provided withjaws g3 g3, trimming tool or die h', and.

withdrawing-lever a4, with means for operat` ing the several parts, the whole being con- IIO structed and arranged to operate substantially. 

